The terrestrial record of stable sulphur isotopes: A review of the implications for evolution of Earth's sulphur cycle

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 248, Issue , 2005, Pages 167-177

  Farquhar, James ^a   Wing, Boswell A ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECAMBRIAN; SULFUR CYCLE;

EID: 27644562800     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.248.01.09     Document Type: Review

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